I'm having the same issue as you it looks like. I bought the game from Steam almost a week ago and have tried writing them for help but have so far heard nothing back. It looks like unless something is done to patch the Steam version I am out $30.

This is a Vista problem with permissions in the program files folder. There's a fix in the mean time though.

Go to Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shaun White Snowboarding (that's from memory, so if I missed a letter, sorry, but you get the idea)

Rename ShaunWhiteSnowboarding.exe to ShaunWhiteSnowboardingLauncher.exe
Rename ShaunWhiteSnowboardingUpdater.exe and name it ShaunWhiteSnowboarding.exe

Then run from steam and it will bypass the launcher and go straight into the game. If you need to change settings, you can manually run the launcher, but it won't launch the game afterwards. Hope that helps.

Originally posted by goshzilla:
This is a Vista problem with permissions in the program files folder. There's a fix in the mean time though.

Go to Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Shaun White Snowboarding (that's from memory, so if I missed a letter, sorry, but you get the idea)

Rename ShaunWhiteSnowboarding.exe to ShaunWhiteSnowboardingLauncher.exe
Rename ShaunWhiteSnowboardingUpdater.exe and name it ShaunWhiteSnowboarding.exe

Then run from steam and it will bypass the launcher and go straight into the game. If you need to change settings, you can manually run the launcher, but it won't launch the game afterwards. Hope that helps.

Dont do what this guy said, its a ridiculous amount of work to just get the game to play. All you have to do is make "steam.exe" run as administrator. Locate your steam.exe file in c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam Usually here. And right click it, go to properties, and go to compatibilty tab. Then check "Run this program as administrator, apply then ok. Then run steam again and the game will work fine from there.

ll you have to do is make "steam.exe" run as administrator. Locate your steam.exe file in c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam Usually here. And right click it, go to properties, and go to compatibilty tab. Then check "Run this program as administrator, apply then ok. Then run steam again and the game will work fine from there.

I have the same application load error message, but am running XP. There is no compatibility tab in XP. Is there a similar fix for XP?

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